Distribution Center Operations Manager

American Tire Distributors • Richmond, CA

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About The Position

The Distribution Center Operations Manager oversees and supervises daily distribution center operations, focusing on transportation and/or warehouse management. The manager leads assigned shifts and employees, directly managing warehouse associates and/or drivers. Working closely with the General Manager, the role helps ensure the facility meets safety, compliance, quality, and delivery goals while coaching and developing the team. The manager also contributes to deploying and executing supply chain strategy and driving continuous improvement within the distribution center.

The position is with American Tire Distributors (ATD), a tire distributor whose coast-to-coast network serves approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada. The role includes a stated salary range of $80,000 to $90,000 per year. The position is in a warehouse work environment, with occasional physical activities and lifting, exposure to prevailing weather conditions, moderate noise, and travel required 5% of the time.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Five years of related experience, including 2–3 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, taste, and/or smell.
• Ability to occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds and handle tires weighing more than approximately 50 pounds by rolling, destacking, or team lifting.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Travel required 5% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two to three years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow ATD quality standards, health and safety requirements, legal compliance, environmental policies, Standard Operating Process deliverables, and general duty-of-care expectations.
• Select, recruit, train, mentor, and develop team members.
• Investigate employee relations or performance concerns promptly and implement disciplinary action when needed, in consultation with human resources.
• Lead daily distribution center huddles so employees understand work tasks, expectations, and deliverables, while encouraging engagement and a values-based culture.
• Onboard and train team members; coach, motivate, and manage performance.
• Lead and manage day-to-day activities for warehouse associates and/or delivery associates assigned to different shifts.
• Provide leadership support to the DC General Manager.
• Help deploy and execute supply chain strategy and drive continuous improvement in the distribution center.
• Collaborate with the General Manager to help ensure facility safety, compliance, quality, and delivery goals are met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED